May 25, 2002, A report prepared by the Federal Aviation Administration’s
office of aviation security research and development warned terrorists
could plant a bomb on a passenger jet by shipping it as cargo.
The confidential report, prepared in October 2001, provides
a step-by-step guide on how to take advantage of cargo procedures to
get a bomb in the belly of a jet. The report was obtained by USA Today.

Despite the warning, sources say the Transportation Security Administration
has allegedly failed to remedy system flaws that could prove catastrophic.
The article suggests using
cargo shipments as a means to carry out a terrorist attack is relatively
accessible and risk free. .